Chapter 2 Criticism
Yao Yanyu got on a small sedan chair, carried by two stout mothers-in-law around the main gate, from the east side of Yonglu to the inner house Hanging Flower Gate, but did not go in, still went around a section of the road to the east, and entered a side courtyard.
The small sedan chair landed, Yao Yanyu slowly got off the sedan chair with Cuiwei's hand, and looked up to see a pink and white wall, the door of the rich and peaceful cave, and the two words of dignified and graceful on the plaque: Qixiang. The brass knocker on the black lacquered door is shiny and dazzling. Facing a small shadow wall, with multicolored drawings of blooming hibiscus flowers and a graceful ribbon.
"Girl, it's here." Cuiwei looked at this small courtyard gate and thought to herself, is this the courtyard of our eldest girl? Although it is not big, it is very exquisite, and the Hou Mansion is really different from others.
Yao Yanyu took Cuiwei's hand and entered the door, and Yao Fengge's nurse Li Mama and Yao Fengge's wedding girl Coral came out together.
"Hello second girl, second girl has finally arrived, our master has been chattering for a few days." Mama Li and Coral saluted Yao Yanyu together.
"Mama, don't be polite." Yao Yanyu was busy with help, Mama Li is Yao Fengge's nurse, and she is the first person to be used by Yao Fengge's side. Despite his age, he is still shrewd. Yao Yanyu knew that this person couldn't afford to be idle.
Yao Yanyu followed Mama Li through the wisteria trellis in the small courtyard, turned the blue and white porcelain vat with water lilies and goldfish, and crossed the small threshold into Yao Fengge and Su Yuxiang's house.
It was a June day, but the windows were not open. The thick lily fragrance was mixed with the smell of medicine, and Yao Yanyu felt a little stuffy.
Turned the screen and passed through the purple light gauze curtain, but saw a red sandalwood carved shelf bed behind a beaded curtain, the pink and green shadow gauze curtain hung on the golden hook, Yao Fengge was wearing a moon-white silk coat and leaning on the pillow, his face was pale without a trace of blood, at first glance Yao Yanyu couldn't help but be shocked - but after three years, Yao Fengge turned into this appearance.
Yao Yanyu walked to the bed and lightly blessed her: "Sister? ”
Yao Fengge slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Yao Yanyu, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, his tone was weak, and there was almost no voice: "Sister, you are here." As he spoke, Yao Fengge's eyes were instantly filled with tears, and large tears rolled down and sank into the clothes on his chest.
Yao Yanyu also felt sad. Thinking of the time when the sisters in the boudoir got along before, although it is not very close, there is not much contradiction.
Yao Fengge is already higher than her as a concubine, and many things are not bothered with her and Yao Qihua's two concubines, and Yao Yanyu, as a concubine, also knows that her status is not enough to compare with Yao Fengge, so she is content and happy, and the sisters have never fought for anything.
After seven years of peaceful coexistence, Yao Fengge once held her hand on the day she got married, saying that my grandmother and parents asked my sister to do more filial piety for me. At that time, Yao Yanyu promised in her mouth, but she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, if one day she could marry in such a beautiful way in the future, it would not be in vain for her to pass through a scene inexplicably.
Three years have passed, but the eldest girl of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion who was married in a beautiful way is dying today!
The two sisters said a few words casually, and Yao Fengge was a little out of energy. Yao Yanyu looked at her sister-in-law's face, she was a bit of an occupational disease, and she didn't know what her pulse was, what kind of disease it was, and whether it was really incurable.
Seeing this, Mama Li hurriedly came up and whispered, "Second girl, the master is tired." The girl's house has been cleaned up, why don't you take you to see it? ”
Yao Yanyu nodded, said to Yao Fengge, 'Sister, you rest first' and withdrew. When she went out, she still couldn't hold back, and asked Mama Li: "On such a hot day, why doesn't my sister's house even open the window?" ”
Mama Li whispered back: "Our third master said that the eldest girl is weak, and she is afraid that the window will be open and the eldest girl will blow the wind and add another serious illness." ”
Yao Yanyu frowned slightly, this is June God! It's so stuffy, you can get sick, right? Besides, there is still such a heavy incense in that room, the air has been blocked for a long time, and people can't come out and walk around, ten people can't stand it, right?
"So, is this also the words of the Imperial Doctor?"
Mama Li shook her head: "The imperial doctor didn't say that. ”
Yao Yanyu wanted to say that it was better to open the window and let the room be ventilated, but after thinking about it, she held back. Don't let Mama Li think that she is provoking the relationship between Yao Fengge and Su Yuxiang.
Yao Yanyu's house is arranged in the backyard of the house where Yao Fengge lives, and there are three small rooms, although they are not big, they are exquisite. It seems that Yao Fengge has high hopes for himself, and the furniture inside is actually carved from sandalwood, and the curtains and bedding are all new, but everything that can be used is available.
Mama Li led Yao Yanyu to look at the room, and then pointed to the carved sandalwood bed and said, "The futons are all newly made by the master and Mama Shiquan." The master said that from the outside, the second girl was wronged, but the two sisters closed the door and must not let the second girl be wronged. ”
Yao Yanyu smiled faintly, thinking to herself what to be wronged and what not to be wronged, I know it in my heart.
"The girl's things will be asked to move in after a while, there are no outsiders living in this small backyard, and the girl in the east and west wings will see that there are suitable things over there and directly order them to be given."
Yao Yanyu had to smile politely: "Mama Lao bothered." ”
"This is all the old slave should share." Mama Li said and sighed again.
Yao Yanyu naturally understands that if her sister-in-law is really sick, Mama Li, the nurse, will not have a good time.
Before she could sit down, a girl in green clothes came in and said, "Mrs. asked the slave maid to invite the second girl Yao to go to the front for tea." ”
Mama Li hurriedly blamed herself: "The old slave is really obscure, and he was just happy to see the girl, and he forgot to take the girl to meet his wife." ”
Yao Yan was silent but smiled, Mama Li naturally would not be obscure, with her own identity, if Mrs. Dinghou did not speak, and Yao Fengge could not take it with her, she would not be qualified to go to the room to see the ceremony. It was expected that Yao Yanen had already met Dinghou with Su Yuxiang at this time, and Dinghou's wife Lu called someone to invite Yao Yanyu.
In Mrs. Lu's room, the wife of Su Yuping, the wife of Su Yuping, and the wife of the second son, Su Yu'an, are all there, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are getting together to talk about family affairs, and there are several concubines and maids next to them, but they dare not be presumptuous, or serve tea, or hold a fan, all of them are low eyebrows and pleasing to the eyes, holding their breath.
Someone went in first to return to the ceremony, and then Yao Yanyu was invited in to greet Mrs. Lu.
"This kid looks good." Mrs. Lu stretched out her hand with a smile. Yao Yanyu took two steps forward and handed her hand over to Mrs. Lu to hold.
The eldest grandmother Feng Shi looked at Yao Yanyu seriously twice, and said with a smile: "What Mrs. said is that although it is not very similar to the appearance of the third brother and sister, it has a unique style. ”
"Real people are more handsome than they are in the portrait." The second grandmother, Sun, also smiled and added.
Mrs. Lu looked at Yao Yanyu's eyebrows and fingers seriously, and smiled with satisfaction: "What I said is that it is more handsome than the portrait." "Let's talk, Mrs. Lu pointed to the Feng family and the Sun family to introduce Yao Yanyu again.
Yao Yanyu was busy giving the Feng family a salute. Feng Shi took Yao Yanyu's hand and said with a smile: "My sister has worked hard all the way, since she has entered the door of the Hou Mansion, she will be a family in the future, if you need anything, just call someone to tell me, you don't have to be polite." ”
Yao Yanyu hurriedly agreed, and turned around to greet Sun. Sun smiled and said, "Tsk, this looks really good, let's compare to us." Blessed is the third child! ”
Mrs. Lu asked Yao Yanyu to sit, and Yao Yanyu sat in the last seat after she confessed. Feng and Sun repeatedly gave in, and she sat down under Sun.
There was a girl who served tea to offer fragrant tea, and Mrs. Lu asked the old lady of the Governor's Mansion and the wife of her in-laws a few times, and asked if the road to the north was smooth, and she had never encountered any trouble.
Yao Yanyu answered one by one. Mrs. Lu asked Mama Li again how the third child was arranged, and Mama Li was busy living in the third north room in the backyard of Yao Yanyu, in addition to the more than ten girls and mothers-in-law who brought her, the third grandmother dialed two more girls and two grandmothers to go over to Yunyun.
Mrs. Lu nodded and said, "The third daughter-in-law has always been a proper one, so this arrangement is very good." It's just a pity that she has a delicate heart, but her body is not angry. ”
For a while, everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Yao Yanyu persuaded softly: "Don't be too sad, wife, your body is important." Besides, I just saw my sister, she is not in good spirits, but she clearly understands in her heart that the Hou Mansion is blessed by Bixia and the eldest princess, and my sister has the care of the Hou Ye and Mrs. and the careful care of the Tai Hospital, so it may not be impossible to get better if you want to come to this disease. ”
Mrs. Lu's face smiled again: "You kid is really good at talking." ”
A few people gossiped a few more words, and seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Lu said that she would go to the eldest princess's mansion and let Yao Yanyu go back first.
Yao Yanyu got up and retreated, and took Cuiwei and Mama Li back to Yao Fengge's yard.
Here, Mrs. Lu got up to change her clothes, and asked the Feng family, "What do you think of this second girl Yao?" ”
Feng Shi watched Jinlan tidy up Mrs. Lu's clothes, so she went to take the waist seal to serve, she has been a daughter-in-law in front of Mrs. Lu for ten years, so she naturally knows what her mother-in-law wants to hear, so she smiled: "She looks very sensible, she is gentle and cautious, and she looks good." Although it is not as atmospheric as her sister, in the end, she is a concubine, and she lacks confidence. When I follow the third brother in the future, my wife will teach her hard for a few more years, and it will be fine. ”
Mrs. Lu nodded and said with deep approval: "I think that her appearance is better than her sister, and she looks blessed." And the temperament is also good, although it lacks her sister's cleverness, but the woman's family focuses on a gentle temperament, and she doesn't have to be so sharp, what's so good?! ”
Sun Shi hurriedly smiled: "What Mrs. said is very true. ”
"Hey! Let's go. The third child in our family is really bitter. Twenty-two years old, there is no one who is half a man and half a woman, and I want to worry about the things in his room as a mother. Mrs. Lu changed her clothes, took a picture from the dressing mirror, and Fang took her two daughters-in-law out.
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